A high-competency PAL elicits more positive learner attitudes toward the agent (d = 0.91)¶

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q3 i3 Students in the high-competency condition reported significantly more positive attitudes toward the PAL than students in the low-competency condition (Cohen's d = 0.91). → Kim 2006

Evidence¶

Kim 2006¶

Kim, Y., Baylor, A. L., & PALS Group. (2006). Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions: The Role of Agent Competency and Type of Interaction. Educational Technology Research and Development, 54(3), 223-243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-006-8805-z

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Univariate ANOVA from the 2x2 experiment; attitudes toward the PAL were measured with a 10-item 5-point Likert questionnaire (alpha = .90) averaging informativeness and facilitation perceptions. Means and d = 0.91 are printed in Results.

"Students in the high-competency condition (M = 3.31, SD = 0.56) reported significantly more positive attitudes toward the PAL than students in the low-competency condition (M = 2.62, SD = 0.91). The standardized effect size for this difference was Cohen 's d = 0.91"

Discussion¶

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